iOS 13, Siri making calls on speaker phone by default.

I'm repeating the workaround fix, I posted below.

1. Go to Assessibility > Touch > Call Audio Routing

There are 3 default choices: "Automatic", "Bluetooth Headset" or "Speaker"

2. Choose "Bluetooth Headset". NOT the default "automatic" - which is broken in iOS13.1

NOTE: I do not use much less own a Bluetooth headset. But it mostly fixes the problem.

If it's like my iPhone 11 Pro, it will be on "automatic" by default - which always got to speaker when using Siri to make a call. But I just tested it using "Bluetooth Headset"., and when I asked Siri to call a number, she responded that she is calling that number using the speaker. But the speaker was OFF. Let that sink in - this a very broken iOS feature.

So, it goes to speaker when it is set to the default "automatic", and doesn't when it is changed to "Bluetooth headset".

I just discovered a fix. Yes it is definitely broken, here is a workaround that I think works - in a weird way.

1. Go to Assessibility > Touch > Call Audio Routing

There are 3 default choices: "Automatic", "Bluetooth Headset" or "Speaker"

2. Choose "Bluetooth Headset". NOT the default "automatic" - which is broken in iOS13.1

NOTE: I do not use much less own a Bluetooth headset. But it mostly fixes the problem.

If it's like my iPhone 11 Pro, it will be on "automatic" by default - which always got to speaker when using Siri to make a call. But I just tested it using "Bluetooth Headset"., and when I asked Siri to call a number, she responded that she is calling that number using the speaker. But the speaker was OFF. Let that sink in - this a very broken iOS feature.

So, it goes to speaker when it is set to the default "automatic", and doesn't when it is changed to "Bluetooth headset".

This might help you I got siri to stop actually going to speaker

settings -- accessibility -- Touch -- (at bottom) call audio routing (i selected bluetooth headset check off) closed the setting

now when i ask siri to make a call SIRI SAYS IT IS "GOING TO SPEAKER"

BUT IT DOESN'T GO TO SPEAKER IT GOES TO THE PHONE LIKE A NORMAL CALL

good luck

Go to accessibility >> Touch >> and scroll down to call audio routing… If you click on that it should give you the choice of what speaker system you want to use.

I actually read the whole thread and pressing the side button to get Siri helps. When you hold it down and ask Siri to call someone, she doesn’t send it to I actually read the whole thread and pressing the side button to get Siri helps. When you hold it down and ask Siri to call someone, she doesn’t send it to speaker. So the right side button works for me. But I still hope they fix that issue.

If you press side button and ask siri to make a call then it will not put your call on speakerphone, so i assume when you use ”hey siri“ siri assumes you are not holding your iphone and puts your call automatically on speakerphone.

Try this. Say "Hi Siri" and wait for a reply, then say "call whomever".

I found this allowed me to make a call without it going to speaker

I just read that this is a "new feature" of IOS 13 and it's designed to default to speaker phone when using "hey Siri". Apples logic is too many people were complaining that in the past when they used "hey Siri" as a hands free option, they would have to manually push the speaker button to continue hands free talking or they would have to say "hey Siri, call ______ on speaker" which they felt was annoying to have to say that many words. It's the best of Siri features, section 12 on the link below. There is no work around to go back to the old way as far as I can tell.

https://ios.gadgethacks.com/news/best-new-siri-features-commands-ios-13-for-iphone-0204717/

The same thing happens to me. Very annoying. If you go into settings and change siri to bluetooth it won't roll over to speaker but she still says. "calling ---, speakerphone" I was told at the Apple store that it is a known glitch and should be fixed with the next update. But they have told me a lot of things that turn out not to be true, so who knows.

Spent an hour with Apple support this evening. They have confirmed it is a bug and are working on a fix. I was told to expect an update in the next week or two. I won’t hold my breath but if they take too long i will return my iphone (my first... got it 3 months ago).

There are other bugs...

• App dialogs locking the screen so you can't even get to the home screen unless you respond to the dialog.
• Changing keyboards locks up.
• App crashes.
• The new text editing... sucks in general. I had it drag me all over a webpage just trying to place my cursor!

Thought I would send a quick reply as I’ve been having this issue as well until recently.

I don’t know exactly when it changed but I’m no longer having this issue, and I don’t have the Bluetooth Headset workaround implemented.

I’m running the latest iOS 13.2.3 so it’s possible the issue has been recently corrected.

Hope the same will apply to you guys too.

For me too. But it happens when I make call using “Hey Siri” only. If I call Siri using button then it calls without speaker turned on

Try this. Say "Hi Siri" and wait for a reply, then say "call whomever".

I found this allowed me to make a call without it going to speaker

For me it only happens with hey Siri. If I invoke SIRI from a button push it works ok

It suppose to be under call audio routing, but it does not stop the Siri/speaker phone problem. Apple is aware that’s a problem, below is how to find call audio routing

Settings, accessibility, touch, scroll down to the bottom for call audio routing.